sleeper
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“The sleeper pick here is Richard Gadd, who benefits from his show airing later in the cycle,” says Trey Mangum.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"This suggests that dreaming may reshape how brain activity is interpreted by the sleeper: the more immersive the dream, the deeper the sleep feels."
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
Teo was a good sleeper and she enjoyed the days spent caring for her baby son while on maternity leave.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
But Dmitri is appalled that Evgeny chose Filet-o-Fish: “Years ago, I was talking to this sleeper agent and he told me, ‘You’re at an American McDonald’s . . . don’t get the Filet-o-Fish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Cade Hernandez, accomplished sleeper that he was, snored throughout the entire conversation, his face buried beneath a portion of the wall, a somnambulist’s unfinished escape tunnel out of the Soviet sector on our king-size bed.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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